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If you like the idea of rainbow cookies but aren’t a fan of almond flavor, here’s a version from Taste of Home which uses ground macadamia nuts in place of the almond paste and rum extract for almond. I tried the recipe today and found it a little easier than the others. The batter was [...]
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In Italy I learned that the twice baked cookies we call “biscotti” are actually “cantuccini” or “cantucci”. They’re sold in coffee shops, served at the end of meals at restaurants, and made with different nuts, flavorings and types of flour. It’s the type of cookie people like to put a twist on, so when Pillsbury [...]
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Fuzz started a new school this year and so far I haven’t baked anything for the teachers. Last week the school put out a call for homemade cookies, so I guess it’s time. You’d think choosing a cookie would be easy since I bake every day, but it seems having too many recipes makes it [...]
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Anise is an ancient spice used throughout the world as a medicine, flavoring, aphrodisiac and even in magic. Drinking anise infused tea was said to increase psychic ability and keeping seeds in your pocket would ward off the evil eye. But mostly, anise attracts. Hunters use it to lure deer, 16th century mice ate it, [...]
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Growing up in San Antonio, I ate my share of Mexican cookies. My favorites were the powdered sugar coated polverones — Mexican sugar cookies that dissolved in your mouth like dust (polvo). Today’s cookies were a little different than the ones I remember. They weren’t quite as crumbly, yet had a light …
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Today’s first recipe (because it’s been a slow week and I’ve had the luxury of going crazy in the kitchen), is adapted from an old Southern Living annual. It’s a snowball cookie with a twist – cinnamon and corn flakes. I’ve made plenty of snowballs in my life, but never with corn flakes, and with [...]
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There’s buzz on Twitter about a new book called “Ratio” and some people are going out and buying scales. Yay! Scales! Homesick Texan (Lisa) bought one and used the book’s ratios to create her own Mexican wedding style cookie. She wanted a ratio of 1 part sugar, 2 parts butter and 3 parts flour. That [...]
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